One of the best ways to prevent cats from using your fine furniture for scratching, napping, and roughhousing is to choose quality, long-lasting cat furniture constructed specifically for the needs of cats. At Doctors Foster and Smith, you'll find items cats will quickly call home, including scratching posts, cat...
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One of the best ways to prevent cats from using your fine furniture for scratching, napping, and roughhousing is to choose quality, long-lasting cat furniture constructed specifically for the needs of cats. At Doctors Foster and Smith, you'll find items cats will quickly call home, including scratching posts, cat trees, play houses, cat towers, hideaways, cat climbers and more.
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First of all, you need to teach your cat that this is a bad habit. Even if you get a cord protector, new cords are constantly brought into your house, and eventually you might overlook one. The moment you see her chewing on a cord, reprimand her. A firm tap on the nose or a squirt of water with a spray bottle works well. Unless you have a very disobedient cat, she will most likely learn to associate chewing on cords with a bad experience (getting wet, for example!) and will stop. If she doesn't, or if you'd like to get a cord protector just in case, Drs. Foster and Smith carries a Pet Cord Protector.

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There is a product available called 'wire wrap' or something similar. It looks like a smaller version of a vacuum cleaner hose. It is black and is slit from end to end. It is used in the automotive industry to consolidate the wires in electrical harnesses. I have purchased it in 'Harbor Freight' stores and it is increasingly available in electronics stores like 'Micro Center. Cut it to size and insert your wire or wires into the seam. After that, it is not so much fun for cats to chew on anymore because they cannot easily get their mouths over it. If they persist, soak gauze in a product like Listerine, Bitter Apple or Phooey let it dry and wrap the hose with it. The only drawback to this remedy is that it doesn't match the decor in the room(s) but it will prevent a fried laptop (I remember it well) or a fried kitty.

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I went to Lowes or Home Depot and purchased these plastic cord protectors or organizer tubes (they come in varying sizes and lengths) and I "wrap my cords in them, securing each end with electrical tape. Also, I used to rub Vicks Vaporub on the cords and the smell alone made my cat "run" away form the cords! Good luck!

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There are plenty of cat trees that are completely carpeted, and you wouldn't have to worry about them developing a bad scratching habit that often goes along with carpeted cat trees because they are declawed.

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Even though the cats are declawed, they still have the instinct to scratch. Cats have scent pads in their feet and the action of scratching leaves their scent on the item. They like texture so a well constructed post covered with rug or sisal would be nice. Get one with a broad, square base and place it near a wall so it will not tip over and discourage them from scratching. The shoulder and leg muscles in declawed cats sometimes atrophy because they are basically forced to walk on their knucles after their toes are amputated. Stretching is theraputic for them. I have adopted declawed cats in the past and they are also comfortable using low cat trees.

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I have one declawed and one clawed cat. I have found that any of the Furniture here is good for my declawed cat except for the straight climbing towers. My declawed cat adores anything that has level to level that he can jump from since he can't climb. For 'clawing' action, he uses the cardboard scratchers by themselves (not down in the toy) so he has a edge to scrape his paws on. He enjoys the motormouse type things because it has plastic edges to catch his paws on, and he likes the sloped cardboard scratchers. I've never seen him use the kitty furniture as clawing posts.

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You can take off the old carpet keep it as a template and get some carpet youll need a staple gun and a hammer utility knife to cut the carpet..Ive done this so many times over the years..Just make sure you try to match the carpet i used a carpet one time with big loops and my cats nails got stuck in the carpet had to remove it right away..

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Thank you for your question. We do offer replacement parts for several of our cat furniture trees/condos. Please contact our Customer Service Department at 1.800.381.7179 or email CustomerService@DrsFosterSmith.com.

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I have MANY cats inside and out. I am looking for those cardboard cat houses, cat trees and other cat furniture for large cats. Everything here seems so small. Can we get some larger furniture for these bigger cats?

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Thank you for your question. We currently offer several different kinds of cat furniture. There are some that can be used with small and large cats. We ask you to please email us at customerservice@drsfostersmith.com with a list of items that you may be interested in and we would be more than happy to contact the manufacturer to see if there is any specific weight limits.

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Unfortunately, I had to get rid of my plants, but apparently there are sprays out there to deter them. Some cats just won't ever give up on house plants...no matter what you do. Mine didn't, so I enjoy them outside. If you ever figure it out, let me know, would love to have my plants and trees back.

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Thank you for your question. We currently offer the Boundary Indoor Outdoor Cat Repellent Spray, which prevent your cat (or dog) from digging in your plants, scratching or sleeping on your good furniture, and accessing other forbidden surfaces around your home. You may view this item at the link below:

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